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Proclamation of the emperor in Versailles, 1871

Newspaper article on the proclamation of the Emperor in Versailles.

Emperor proclamation in Versailles, 1871

Proclamation of the Emperor in Versailles on 18.01.1871. Two cuirassiers guard the entrance to the "Hall of the Guard" on the occasion of the proclamation of the Emperor.

Honor Guard in the Palace of Versailles on the occasion of the proclamation of the emperor, 1871

Honor guard in the Palace of Versailles, after the proclamation of Wilhelm I as Emperor of the new German Empire.

Delegations of the German regiments in Versailles, 1871

In the "Salon de la Paix" (Peace Salon), are lined up the delegations of all German regiments, which were in the Paris combat sector. Later they will attend the big state ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors.

Congratulatory telegram of Friedrich Wilhelm to his mother, 1871

Congratulatory telegram of Crown Prince Frederick William to his mother Augusta of Saxe?Weimar?Eisenach shortly after the proclamation of his father to German Emperor.

The proclamation of the emperor is announced in the newspaper, 1871

Address of Emperor Wilhelm I to the "German people" in the royally privileged Berlinische Zeitung. He reports that after the Franco-German war he was proclaimed Emperor of the German Reich in Versailles.

German diplomats at the proclamation of the Empire, 1871

Photo taken in Versailles at the election of Wilhelm I to German Emperor. It shows the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (in the middle) with some diplomats. From left to right: Privy Legation Councilor Heinrich Abeken, secret legation councilor Robert von Keudell and later biographer of Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck, Minister of State Clemens von Delbrueck, Legation Councilor Paul Graf von Hatzfeld and Captain Friedrich Alexander von Bismarck-Bohlen.

Constitution of the German Reich, 1871

The third page of the original constitution of the German Empire from 1871. It bears the signatures of Wilhelm I and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.

Newspaper report after the proclamation of the emperor, 1871

Newspaper report on the proclamation of the Prussian King Wilhelm to German Emperor in Versailles.

Proclamation of the emperor in Versailles, 1871

Original photograph from the proclamation of the German Empire in front of the Palace of Versailles. In the second row in the middle Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, the later Emperor Friedrich III. Right beside Lieutenant General von Blumenthal, the Chief of Staff of the Crown Prince.

Proclamation of the emperor in Versailles, 1871

Illustration of the proclamation of Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles after the victory in the Franco-Prussian War.

Telegram of Wilhelm I to his wife, 1871

A telegram from Wilhelm I to his wife Augusta of Saxe?Weimar?Eisenach shortly before he proclaimed himself emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles.

Proclamation of the emperor in Versailles, 1871

After the victory in the German-French war on 18 January 1871 King Wilhelm of Prussia is proclaimed the German emperor in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

Formation for the proclamation of the Emperor in Versailles, 1871

Above the castle of Versailles blows the flag with the Prussian Eagle. German troop delegations walk past the monument of Louis XIV over the courtyard, to line-up for the proclamation of the emperor.

Imperial letter of King Ludwig of Bavaria, 1870

The so-called Kaiserbrief (engl. Imperial Letter) of King Ludwig of Bavaria from November 30, 1870 to King William to Versailles. He asks the king in the name of the German princes and free cities to accept the imperial dignity.

Congratulation of the Chinese Emperor to Wilhelm II, 1871

Letter of congratulation from the Emperor of China to the foundation of the German Empire in 1871. He congratulates the "Great Emperor" and emphasizes the close friendship between the two countries, which now formally both bear the same rank.

Controversy over the imperial title between Bismarck and Wilhelm I, 1870

Fragment from the correspondence of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and King William of Prussia in November 1870. Bismarck was for the title "deutscher Kaiser" ("German Emperor"), as he writes here, while Wilhelm wanted to call himself "Kaiser von Deutschland" ("Emperor of Germany"). On the left corner, Wilhelm's corrections.

Entrance in the Palace of Versailles, 1871

Entrance to the Hall of the Guard, the former state chamber of Queen Marie Antoinette. Here was proclaimed the German Empire on 18.01.1871.

The Emperor's proclamation in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, 1871

The Emperor's proclamation in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on 18 January 1871. William I of Prussia is proclaimed German Emperor. According to a contemporary illustration.

Otto von Bismarck during the proclamation of the German Emperor in Versailles, 1871

Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian Prime Minister and German Reich Chancellor during the proclamation in Versailles of the German Emperor. After a drawing by Anton Werner from 1885.

The Kaiser proclamation in Versailles

Wilhelm, Prussian king is proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of the Versailles Palace (painting by Anton von Werner)

The emperor's proclamation in Versailles

Wilhelm, the Prussian king is proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of the Versailles Palace (painting by Anton von Werner).

William I , 1870

Wilhelm I (1797-1888), German Emperor (1871-1888) and King of Prussia (1861-1888). From 1840 'Prince of Prussia' (heir to the throne). In 1867, Wilhelm assumed the presidency of the North German Confederation. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, he was proclaimed German Emperor at Versailles on 18.01.1871. The photo shows him with pickelhaube and uniform as well as the order cross 'Pour le mérite' with oak leaves and the Iron Cross I. and II. Class. After a nature photograph. Photo: Heliogravure, Corpus Imaginum, Hanfstaengl Collection. [automated translation]

Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in Versailles, 1871

Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (mi.) with officers of his staff in front of the palace of Versailles.